This book reflects the strengths and weaknesses of Langguth's background
in journalism. It is an eminently readable, one-volume account of
the Revolution. But it is less a narrative, like Shelby Foote's Civil
War, and more a series of set pieces that focus on one event and several
characters per event. Moreover, he is not looking to plow any new
theoretical ground here. It's just straightforward storytelling.